diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/bulk_operations.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/bulk_operations.js
index 69ccd596006..ce0fec922dd 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/bulk_operations.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/bulk_operations.js
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@ export default class BulkOperations {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if (valid_docs.length > 50) {
-			frappe.msgprint(__("You can only print upto 50 documents at a time"));
-			return;
-		}
-
 		const dialog = new frappe.ui.Dialog({
 			title: __("Print Documents"),
 			fields: [
@@ -102,28 +97,25 @@ export default class BulkOperations {
 				pdf_options = JSON.stringify({ "page-size": args.page_size });
 			}
 
-			const w = window.open(
-				"/api/method/frappe.utils.print_format.download_multi_pdf?" +
-					"doctype=" +
-					encodeURIComponent(this.doctype) +
-					"&name=" +
-					encodeURIComponent(json_string) +
-					"&format=" +
-					encodeURIComponent(print_format) +
-					"&no_letterhead=" +
-					(with_letterhead ? "0" : "1") +
-					"&letterhead=" +
-					encodeURIComponent(letterhead) +
-					"&options=" +
-					encodeURIComponent(pdf_options)
-			);
+			const task_id = Math.random().toString(36).slice(-5);
+			frappe.realtime.task_subscribe(task_id);
+			frappe.realtime.on(`task_progress:${task_id}`, (data) => {
+				frappe.msgprint(
+					`Please click <a href=${data.file_url}>here</a> to download the PDF`
+				);
+			});
 
-			if (!w) {
-				frappe.msgprint(__("Please enable pop-ups"));
-				return;
-			}
+			frappe.call("frappe.utils.print_format.download_multi_pdf", {
+				doctype: this.doctype,
+				name: json_string,
+				format: print_format,
+				no_letterhead: with_letterhead ? "0" : "1",
+				letterhead: letterhead,
+				options: pdf_options,
+				task_id: task_id,
+			});
+			dialog.hide();
 		});
-
 		dialog.show();
 	}
 
diff --git a/frappe/utils/print_format.py b/frappe/utils/print_format.py
index 29c76d7615e..294c64aa2c9 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/print_format.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/print_format.py
@@ -19,7 +19,35 @@
 
 
 @frappe.whitelist()
-def download_multi_pdf(doctype, name, format=None, no_letterhead=False, letterhead=None, options=None):
+def download_multi_pdf(
+	doctype,
+	name,
+	format=None,
+	no_letterhead=False,
+	letterhead=None,
+	options=None,
+	task_id=None,
+):
+	"""
+	Calls _download_multi_pdf with the given parameters and returns the URL of the generated PDF
+
+	"""
+	frappe.enqueue(
+		_download_multi_pdf,
+		doctype=doctype,
+		name=name,
+		format=format,
+		no_letterhead=no_letterhead,
+		letterhead=letterhead,
+		options=options,
+		task_id=task_id,
+	)
+	frappe.local.response["http_status_code"] = 201
+
+
+def _download_multi_pdf(
+	doctype, name, format=None, no_letterhead=False, letterhead=None, options=None, task_id=None
+):
 	"""Return a PDF compiled by concatenating multiple documents.
 
 	The documents can be from a single DocType or multiple DocTypes.
@@ -52,6 +80,7 @@ def download_multi_pdf(doctype, name, format=None, no_letterhead=False, letterhe
 
 	Returns:
 	PDF: A PDF generated by the concatenation of the mentioned input docs
+
 	"""
 
 	import json
@@ -63,23 +92,35 @@ def download_multi_pdf(doctype, name, format=None, no_letterhead=False, letterhe
 
 	if not isinstance(doctype, dict):
 		result = json.loads(name)
+		total_docs = len(result)
 
 		# Concatenating pdf files
-		for ss in result:
-			pdf_writer = frappe.get_print(
-				doctype,
-				ss,
-				format,
-				as_pdf=True,
-				output=pdf_writer,
-				no_letterhead=no_letterhead,
-				letterhead=letterhead,
-				pdf_options=options,
+		for idx, ss in enumerate(result):
+			try:
+				pdf_writer = frappe.get_print(
+					doctype,
+					ss,
+					format,
+					as_pdf=True,
+					output=pdf_writer,
+					no_letterhead=no_letterhead,
+					letterhead=letterhead,
+					pdf_options=options,
+				)
+			except Exception:
+				frappe.publish_realtime(task_id=task_id, message={"message": "Failed"})
+
+			# Publish progress
+			frappe.publish_progress(
+				percent=(idx + 1) / total_docs * 100,
+				title="Creating PDF",
+				description=f"{idx+1} out of {total_docs}",
+				task_id=task_id,
 			)
-		frappe.local.response.filename = "{doctype}.pdf".format(
-			doctype=doctype.replace(" ", "-").replace("/", "-")
-		)
+
 	else:
+		total_docs = sum([len(doctype[dt]) for dt in doctype])
+		count = 1
 		for doctype_name in doctype:
 			for doc_name in doctype[doctype_name]:
 				try:
@@ -94,19 +135,33 @@ def download_multi_pdf(doctype, name, format=None, no_letterhead=False, letterhe
 						pdf_options=options,
 					)
 				except Exception:
+					frappe.publish_realtime(task_id=task_id, message="Failed")
 					frappe.log_error(
 						title="Error in Multi PDF download",
 						message=f"Permission Error on doc {doc_name} of doctype {doctype_name}",
 						reference_doctype=doctype_name,
 						reference_name=doc_name,
 					)
-		frappe.local.response.filename = f"{name}.pdf"
+				count += 1
+				frappe.publish_progress(
+					percent=count / total_docs * 100,
+					title="Creating PDF",
+					description=f"{count} out of {total_docs}",
+					task_id=task_id,
+				)
 
 	with BytesIO() as merged_pdf:
 		pdf_writer.write(merged_pdf)
-		frappe.local.response.filecontent = merged_pdf.getvalue()
-
-	frappe.local.response.type = "pdf"
+		_file = frappe.get_doc(
+			{
+				"doctype": "File",
+				"file_name": f"{task_id}.pdf",
+				"content": merged_pdf.getvalue(),
+				"is_private": 1,
+			}
+		)
+		_file.save()
+		frappe.publish_realtime(f"task_progress:{task_id}", message={"file_url": _file.unique_url})
 
 
 @deprecated